Reservoir Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION 

Job Title: Reservoir Engineer

Job Summary 

The Reservoir Engineering Manager must have a good knowledge of technical practices and principles of reservoir engineering including but not limited to reservoir performance analysis, field optimization, development planning, economic evaluation, production forecasting and reservesevaluation The candidate must also be able to manage multiple concurrent projects and work inateam environment.

Role Purpose

Accountabilities

• Plans and directs all aspects of reservoir engineering/field studies regarding the identification, evaluation, and developmentofoilandgas reserves.
• Oversees the process of estimating, assessing, and planning oil and gas production and development projects. being a reservoir engineering manager ensures all projects, initiatives, and processes are in conformance with the organization's established policies and objectives.
• Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. may give input into developing the budget.
• Manages all reservoir engineering functions within the company.
• Provides leadership within multi-disciplinary teams to ensure adequate reservoir management of the company’sassets.
• Leads activities to optimize producing assets from a reservoir perspective leading to improved recovery, increase production and reserves addition.
• Develop reservoir performance prediction and prepare estimatesof in-place hydro carbon volume.
• Review surveillance, analysis, dynamic models and provide direction on subsurface engineering required for proper reservoir managementof assets
• Supports/Updates company-wide standard reservoir managementpractices
• Quantifies risk and uncertainty and to understand the impact on productionforecasts anddecisions
• Supports reservoir and production due diligence on potential farm-insandacquisitions
• Reviews and Approves year-end Asset reserves figures for regulatoryauthority’sendorsement

Knowledge/Skills

• Strong quantitative and analytic skills.
• Excellent carriage and representation of company with regulatory and government agencies.
• Must be able to contribute to technical knowledge in form of technical paper presentations at conferences.
• Ability to support/update company-wide standard reservoir management practices.

Minimum Qualification

• Minimum of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Degree in Petroleum Engineering or other relevant Engineering Degree. A master’s degree or equivalent will be an added advantage.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience in Reservoir Engineering and Engineering Operations in the oil industry with an operator with a track record in Reservoir Engineering Management